Information About

Cassiterite Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Cassiterite Creek on The Map

Location

65 ° 27' 40" N,
167 ° 10' 36.001" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Brevig Mission

Elevation

236 ft (71.93 m)

Cassiterite Creek in Detail.

About

in York Mts., flows SW to Lost River which flows to Bering Sea, 27 mi. NW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High. 3 miles long.

History

Prospectors' name reported in 1903 by Collier (1904, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named for the mineral cassiterite which occurs in its valley.